Kai Xu

5.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
118 papers, 3.7k citations indexed

About

Kai Xu is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Control and Systems Engineering and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Kai Xu has authored 118 papers receiving a total of 3.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 80 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 42 papers in Control and Systems Engineering and 26 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Kai Xu's work include Soft Robotics and Applications (67 papers), Robot Manipulation and Learning (35 papers) and Surgical Simulation and Training (25 papers). Kai Xu is often cited by papers focused on Soft Robotics and Applications (67 papers), Robot Manipulation and Learning (35 papers) and Surgical Simulation and Training (25 papers). Kai Xu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Singapore. Kai Xu's co-authors include Nabil Simaan, Loon Ching Tang, Min Xie, Jiangran Zhao, S. L. Ho, Jienan Ding, Roger E. Goldman, Dennis Fowler, Xiangyang Zhu and Sze Ling Ho and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Acta Biomaterialia and Information Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Kai Xu

112 papers receiving 3.6k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Continuum Robots: An Overview

2023 129 citations Matteo Russo, Xin Dong et al. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología profile →

Peers

Kai Xu

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CSE

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H. Van Brussel Belgium

Pavol Bauer Netherlands

Cheng Zhou China

Jun Hong China

Warren Seering United States

Jinsong Wang China

Jie Liu China

Samia Nefti‐Meziani United Kingdom

Pak Kin Wong Macao

Prem Kalra India

H. Van Brussel Belgium

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1.1k ×0.4

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2.3k ×1.6

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1.8k ×2.2

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105 ×0.2

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49 ×0.2

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Countries citing papers authored by Kai Xu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kai Xu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Kai Xu. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Kai Xu. The network helps show where Kai Xu may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kai Xu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Kai Xu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Kai Xu based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Kai Xu. Kai Xu is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Xu, Kai, Peng Wei, Jianxian Ge, et al.. (2025). Hydrogels in endoscopic submucosal dissection for gastrointestinal cancers. Acta Biomaterialia. 200. 47–66. 1 indexed citations

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Wang, Longfei, et al.. (2024). A Markerless 3D Tracking Framework for Continuum Surgical Tools Using a Surgical Tool Partial Pose Estimation Network Based on Domain Randomization. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6(4). 1 indexed citations

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Hu, Yue, et al.. (2024). Enhancing Multimodal Sentiment Analysis via Learning from Large Language Model. 1–6. 1 indexed citations

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Russo, Matteo, Xin Dong, Abdelkhalick Mohammad, et al.. (2023). Continuum Robots: An Overview. Advanced Intelligent Systems. 5(5). 21 indexed citations

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Russo, Matteo, Xin Dong, Abdelkhalick Mohammad, et al.. (2023). Continuum Robots: An Overview. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5(5). 129 indexed citations breakdown →

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Sun, Dawei, et al.. (2023). Active compliance and force estimation of a continuum surgical manipulator based on the tip-pose feedback. Science China Technological Sciences. 66(9). 2517–2529. 3 indexed citations

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Xu, Kai, et al.. (2023). Vision-Based Markerless Tracking for Continuum Surgical Instruments in Robot-Assisted Minimally Invasive Surgery. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. 8(11). 7202–7209. 6 indexed citations

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Wu, Zhonghao, et al.. (2022). A robotic surgical tool with continuum wrist, kinematically optimized curved stem, and collision avoidance kinematics for single port procedure. Mechanism and Machine Theory. 173. 104863–104863. 8 indexed citations

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Ding, Yue, et al.. (2022). Incorporating Trocar Clearance in the Kinematics of Multi-Backbone Continuum Robots for Single-Port Surgery. 2022 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO). 1757–1762. 1 indexed citations

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Chen, Yuyang, Chao Zhang, Zhonghao Wu, et al.. (2021). The SHURUI System: A Modular Continuum Surgical Robotic Platform for Multiport, Hybrid-Port, and Single-Port Procedures. IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics. 27(5). 3186–3197. 37 indexed citations

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Chen, Yuyang, et al.. (2021). A Variable Curvature Model for Multi-Backbone Continuum Robots to Account for Inter-Segment Coupling and External Disturbance. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. 6(2). 1590–1597. 40 indexed citations

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Wang, Longfei, et al.. (2020). A Sample-Based Color Correction Method for Laparoscopic Images. 446–451. 2 indexed citations

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Zhang, Shengjun, et al.. (2019). A Weighting Localization Algorithm with LOS and One-Bound NLOS Identification in Multipath Environments.. Journal of information science and engineering. 35. 1209–1222. 4 indexed citations

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Wu, Zhonghao, et al.. (2019). Design of a Cable Driven Floating Robotic Arm with Continuum Joints. 3. 749–754. 1 indexed citations

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Xu, Kai. (2018). Multi-backbone Continuum Mechanisms: Forms and Applications. Journal of Mechanical Engineering. 54(13). 25–25. 1 indexed citations

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Zhao, Jiangran, Bo Feng, Minhua Zheng, & Kai Xu. (2015). Surgical robots for SPL and NOTES: A review. Minimally Invasive Therapy & Allied Technologies. 24(1). 8–17. 45 indexed citations

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Xu, Kai, et al.. (2014). A foldable stereo vision unit for Single Port Access Laparoscopy. 7. 4182–4187. 6 indexed citations

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Xu, Kai, et al.. (2014). Design of a hyper-redundant continuum manipulator for intra-cavity tasks. 26. 380–385. 2 indexed citations

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Wang, Shuliang, et al.. (2013). Hybrid TOA/AOA Cooperative Mobile Localization in 4G Cellular Networks. IEIE Transactions on Smart Processing and Computing. 2(2). 77–85. 3 indexed citations

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Ding, Jienan, Roger E. Goldman, Kai Xu, et al.. (2012). Design and Coordination Kinematics of an Insertable Robotic Effectors Platform for Single-Port Access Surgery. IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics. 18(5). 1612–1624. 156 indexed citations

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